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Overall Purpose

The selected candidate will conduct market surveillance on a broad range of listed securities to maintain a fair, efficient and transparent market..

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Carry out real-time surveillance of listed securities and provide an early warning alert on market irregularity detected.
• Examine transactions showing irregular movements based on day-to-day surveillance of market movements and information obtained from various sources, including public and undisclosed information affecting listed security.
• Monitor trading, order matching and ensure that stockbrokers/ ATS operators comply with the NSE Trading Rules.
• Monitor and review print and electronic media reports and other relevant sources of information to identify securities requiring detailed analysis and investigation
• Identify exceptions to usual patterns of dealing and recommend further investigations against market participants involved in dubious deals violating NSE and CMA laws, rules and regulations.
• Identify people and early warning signs of unlawful conduct to prevent infractions and protect investors.
• Assist the Surveillance Manager in the preparation of the daily surveillance reports and quarterly market surveillance reports.
• Review and prepare preliminary reports on material announcements made by listed companies to ascertain compliance with the NSE's continuous reporting obligations;
• Monitor and review manual and electronic newspaper reports, magazines, journals bulletin boards and other relevant information sources to obtain a list of stocks that have drawn major attention and concern to shareholders for detailed analysis and investigation.
• Assist the Manager, Compliance & Surveillance in reviewing and analysing the quarterly, interim and end-year financial reports of listed companies and Trading Participants for compliance with the Capital Market Rules and Regulations and the NSE Rules
• Undertake financial analysis of financial statements submitted to the Exchange by listed companies and trading participants

Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Commerce, Business Management, Business Studies, Economics, Law or equivalent from a relevant field;
• Minimum two (2) years of relevant work experience in the capital markets; and
• Possession of professional qualifications such as CPA, CISI, CFA or FA.

Experience

• Must possess strong analytical skills and strong work ethic.
• Knowledge of the capital markets
• Good interpersonal skills
• Working knowledge of the Trading Systems
• Planning and organisation skills
• Communication, information gathering, and presentation skills
• Conflict resolution skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Quality and time consciousness

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Overall Purpose

The Senior Officer- Strategy, Risk and Compliance primary objective will be to conduct research to enable the NSE make informed decisions and identify opportunities for successful implementation of the Strategy. This role will have the overall responsibility of supporting in corporate strategy management, enterprise risk management, corporate compliance management, enterprise business continuity management, policy analysis, project monitoring/evaluation and research.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Analysing, evaluating collating and reporting on regulatory, statutory and policy issues that inform the implementation of the corporate strategy and plans;
• Analysing, evaluating and reporting on the operating environment that affects the company, locally, regionally and internationally;
• Conducting required research, market intelligence and data analysis, competitive benchmarking and some data gathering relevant to NSE stakeholders;
• Compiling and creating repository for all departmental data for use by other NSE stakeholders;
• Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on key products, projects/programs and systems that impact the achievement of the NSE Strategic Plan;
• Assisting with business data analytics/intelligence; and
• Performing any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree in Economics, Finance, Strategic Management, Business Administration, Policy Analysis or related field.
• Professional certification and demonstrated experience in Enterprise Risk Management such as GAAP or IRM or equivalent.
• Possession of professional qualification such as corporate strategy formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; Enterprise Risk Management, Project and Programme Management, Business Continuity Management, CPA, CFA, Actuarial, CAIA or equivalent will be an added advantage.
• Applied knowledge of Operational Risk Management tools (e.g. Risk Register, RCSAs, KRIs, Escalation Matrix, Stress Testing, Scenario Analysis etc.)
• Minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience, demonstrated preferably in a related field, industry or discipline.
• Knowledge and good understanding of the capital markets ecosystem.

Key Competencies

• A positive attitude and good interpersonal skills.
• Analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to understand broad business issues.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of privileged information and to ensure absolute discretion and sensitivity to

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Overall Purpose

Ensure compliance by Market Participants and Listed Companies with the Rules and Regulations of the NSE and CMA; conduct periodic financial analysis of Listed Companies and Market Participants and ensure the maintenance of a fair and transparent market through continuous monitoring of Market Participants and Listed Companies.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Analysing and reviewing the quarterly, interim and annual financial reports of Listed Companies and Trading Participants for compliance with the Capital Market regulations, guidelines, and the NSE rules;
• Reviewing the applications to list on the official list of the Exchange for completeness and compliance with the CMA and NSE rules and regulations;
• Carrying out an independent review of the valuation reports of companies intending to list on the Exchange to ensure the correctness of the valuation and basis of the proposed listing prices;
• Reviewing sustainability reports of listed companies and preparing periodic reports thereof;
• Reviewing applications for admission of Market Participants and preparing management reports thereof;
• Assist in carrying out real-time surveillance of the market; and
• Perform any other duties as may be required.

Competencies

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Commerce, Business Management, Business Studies, Economics, Law or equivalent from a relevant field.
• Minimum two (2) years of relevant work experience. Experience in the capital markets will be an added advantage.
• Membership to a professional body such as ICPAK, or LSK.
• Possession of professional qualifications such as CPA, CISI, CFA, or FA will be an added advantage.

Experience

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of legal/ regulatory framework of the Capital Markets.
• Must possess strong analytical skills.
• Working knowledge of Automated Trading Systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong ethics with the ability to manage confidential data